Karlstor

Karlstor is a building in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Karlstor is situated nearby to the prison Kantonales Untersuchungsgefängnis, as well as near the police station Kantonspolizei St.Gallen.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and St. Gallen Cathedral.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Abbey of Saint Gall

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 110 metres west of Karlstor.

St. Gallen Cathedral

Church

St. Gallen Cathedral

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Once part of the Abbey of St. Gall, it has been the cathedral of the Diocese of St. St. Gallen Cathedral is situated 170 metres west of Karlstor.

Stadthaus

Community center

Photo: Mixi81, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stadthaus is a community center, which is situated 210 metres west of Karlstor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Georgen and Riethüsli.

St. Georgen

Suburb

Photo: EtschPat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Georgen is a suburb.

Riethüsli

Suburb

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riethüsli is a suburb.

Notkersegg

Suburb

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notkersegg is a suburb.

Karlstor

Type: Tourist attraction
Address: 10, Klosterhof, St.Gallen, 9000
Categories: built structure, building, and tourism
Location: Saint Gallen, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.42358° or 47° 25′ 25″ north

Longitude

9.37896° or 9° 22′ 44″ east

Open location code

8FVFC9FH+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Karlstor” goes by many names.

German: “Karlstor (St. Gallen)”
German: “Karlstor”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kantonales Untersuchungsgefängnis and Kommando Kantonspolizei St. Gallen.

Nearby Places

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